Description
Soviet Medal for Bravery #926151
Awarded to Private Aleksandr Andreevich Suryaninov (Александр Андреевич Сурьянинов)
For risking his life repairing 15 breaks in the communication lines while being under enemy fire
Made of solid silver. The medal for Bravery measures 37.31 mm in diameter and 42.11 mm in height including the eyelet and it weighs 26.8 gram without its suspension.
The medal is in excellent, above average condition with relatively few dings and scratches and most details visible. Almost all of the original red lacquer is still present and its connection ring has not been cut. The double layer suspension and ribbon are time period to the medal.
Short excerpt of the research:
Telephonist, Signals Company, Red Army Soldier Suryaninov Aleksandr Andreevich, for [the following]: On March 18, 1944, in battle for the villages [sic] of Kruki, Verbsky District, Rivne Oblast, under enemy fire, risking his life, he quickly repaired 15 breaks in the communication lines.
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